Xeon Silver 4208 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon Silver 4208 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	358	993
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.91	18.57
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency	9.14	7.88
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	10 August 2017 (7 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$417

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4208 has 278% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon Silver 4208 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	21
L1 cache	96K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	11 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	78 °C
Number of transistors	9,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon Silver 4208 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	SP3r2	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon Silver 4208. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon Silver 4208 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon Silver 4208 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon Silver 4208. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Quad-channel	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon Silver 4208.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	60	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.39	7.08
Recency	10 August 2017	2 April 2019
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	85 Watt

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